A lot of people pine for Tesseract's earlier days, before Dan Tompkins
softened their vocal (and musical) approach. Joncofy is, essentially, a group
that hearkens back to the early Tesseract, and outdoes it.

I loved Soul Cycle, so it's no surprise that I'd like something else Mark
Hawkins has his fingers in. Maybe it's a bit more surprising that he's come
out with an acoustic album than anything else, given that most of his
projects are djenty as all hell, but this is just the opposite. Very colorful
acoustic passages that incorporate a variety of styles. A great all-around
release.

This album started as just a one-off discovery on got-djent.com (despite
not being djent - my favorite kind of discovery on that site) that I could
groove to, but it's become one of my favorite releases of all-time. Beautifully
executed post-rock with so many subtle variations and a great use of
technical skill that complements the music. AND it still remains fun. Won't be
turning this off anytime soon.

Didn't really appeal to me at first, but then, like a plague, I got stuck on it
and it just kept growing until it became one of my very favorite records of
the year. It shouldn't be that much of a surprise, I guess, since [i]Fables
from a Mayfly[/i] did the same thing to me.

For all intents and purposes, The Color Spectrum is tied with The Collective,
but it's really comparing apples and oranges. [i]The Collective[/i] embodies
all that is inspired instrumental musicianship, while [i]The Color Spectrum[/i]
emphasizes all that is, well, traditional and nontraditional songwriting -
showcasing a variety of styles and the adaptive use of lyrics and phrasing
that accompany those styles.